This latest bottle was a bit underwhelming, oak was more noticeable than before, to the point of being a bit lopsided. Bacon element I recall and wrote about wasn't so apparent. Still quite tasty, just more like juicy oak now.
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Decanted ca one hour. On the nose mainly oaky aromas. Medium to full bodied, very smooth and supple with gentle tannins, delivering initially loads of oak and some ripe cherry and plum flavors but with more airtime the oak became more overwhelming. Not any Pinot typicity more, just oak and more oak derived flavors. If I had more I would cellar it for many years.
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I very nice wine. The tastes is almost juice like and there is not a very strong aftertaste, but the taste is all in all very pleasant and nice. I do like this wine and I now plan to drink more of it. The price is a little high though (but I have not had any wine like this before so the cheaper wines all taste a little different for sure).
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A quick taste at Hedonist wines. Berry like aromas towards strawberries. Sweetness from new oak. On the palate, light, sappy fruit with good acidity but it maybe comes across as a wine that lacks the more complex layers.
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Translucent pomegranate color with a subtle figgy hue. Very ripe, toasty and somewhat smoky with quite heavily oak-driven nose quite devoid of Pinosity: aromas of pungent smoky spices and tar, ripe dark blackberries, some tart dark fruits, a little bit of brooding oak spice, light nutty wood tones and a hint of boysenberry. The wine is medium-bodied, lively and pretty acid-driven on the palate with heavily oaky flavors of mocha, bittersweet dark chocolate, ripe cranberry, some mocha tones, a little bit of dark plummy fruit, light peppery tones and a smoky hint of toasty wood. The structure relies almost solely on the bright, high acidity as the textural tannins feel very supple and mellow. The finish is spicy, long and complex with quite oak-heavy flavors of extracted woody bitterness, tart cranberry, some sour cherry bitterness, light smoky notes of toasted wood, a little bit of chocolatey oak and a hint of plummy fruit.
A quite impressive and structurally harmonious example of oak infusion. The wine is built like a Pinot Noir, but it tastes of French oak, not of Pinot Noir - despite its playful, fresh and relatively light-bodied character, the wine comes across as rather dull and ponderous, thanks to the obfuscating wood character. I really hope the oak will integrate with the fruit if given enough time, but that might take quite a while, seeing how much there is oak. Fortunately the wine feels like it is built to age. Based on how the wine is drinking now, this is definitely not my cup of tea. Oak allergics beware.
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12/24/2019 - Osiris021 wrote: 91 Points
No formal notes.
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12/26/2018 - barrkel Likes this wine: 89 Points
This latest bottle was a bit underwhelming, oak was more noticeable than before, to the point of being a bit lopsided. Bacon element I recall and wrote about wasn't so apparent. Still quite tasty, just more like juicy oak now.
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9/6/2018 - Henman wrote: 86 Points
Decanted ca one hour. On the nose mainly oaky aromas. Medium to full bodied, very smooth and supple with gentle tannins, delivering initially loads of oak and some ripe cherry and plum flavors but with more airtime the oak became more overwhelming. Not any Pinot typicity more, just oak and more oak derived flavors. If I had more I would cellar it for many years.
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7/27/2018 - Mckalm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pepprig, ek, smakrik, god. Klarar lite spicey food.
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7/21/2018 - barrkel Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very tasty. Bacon / savoury start, fruit / acid middle, lingering tannic tail. Oak is present but not dominant. Juicy bacon. Best enjoyed on its own.
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1/23/2018 - rojoloco Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasted a little young. Nice flavors but not much depth. And just a little tannin. Probably better in a year.
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12/24/2017 - Osiris021 wrote: 91 Points
Paired well with the Christmas food.
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10/25/2017 - jutuomin Likes this wine: 92 Points
I very nice wine. The tastes is almost juice like and there is not a very strong aftertaste, but the taste is all in all very pleasant and nice. I do like this wine and I now plan to drink more of it. The price is a little high though (but I have not had any wine like this before so the cheaper wines all taste a little different for sure).
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2/20/2017 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A quick taste at Hedonist wines.
Berry like aromas towards strawberries. Sweetness from new oak. On the palate, light, sappy fruit with good acidity but it maybe comes across as a wine that lacks the more complex layers.
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9/22/2016 - forceberry wrote: 84 Points
Translucent pomegranate color with a subtle figgy hue. Very ripe, toasty and somewhat smoky with quite heavily oak-driven nose quite devoid of Pinosity: aromas of pungent smoky spices and tar, ripe dark blackberries, some tart dark fruits, a little bit of brooding oak spice, light nutty wood tones and a hint of boysenberry. The wine is medium-bodied, lively and pretty acid-driven on the palate with heavily oaky flavors of mocha, bittersweet dark chocolate, ripe cranberry, some mocha tones, a little bit of dark plummy fruit, light peppery tones and a smoky hint of toasty wood. The structure relies almost solely on the bright, high acidity as the textural tannins feel very supple and mellow. The finish is spicy, long and complex with quite oak-heavy flavors of extracted woody bitterness, tart cranberry, some sour cherry bitterness, light smoky notes of toasted wood, a little bit of chocolatey oak and a hint of plummy fruit.
A quite impressive and structurally harmonious example of oak infusion. The wine is built like a Pinot Noir, but it tastes of French oak, not of Pinot Noir - despite its playful, fresh and relatively light-bodied character, the wine comes across as rather dull and ponderous, thanks to the obfuscating wood character. I really hope the oak will integrate with the fruit if given enough time, but that might take quite a while, seeing how much there is oak. Fortunately the wine feels like it is built to age. Based on how the wine is drinking now, this is definitely not my cup of tea. Oak allergics beware.
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